Valentia Observatory
Valentia Observatory is a monitoring station in County Kerry, Munster. Valentia Observatory is situated nearby to Holy Cross Cemetery, as well as near the school Coláiste na Sceilge.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Coláiste na Sceilge and Bentee.
Coláiste na Sceilge
School
Coláiste na Sceilge is a secondary school in Cahersiveen, County Kerry, Ireland. It is a co-educational community school which grew out of the amalgamation in 1999 of St John Bosco Secondary School, Scoil Uí Chonaill and Waterville Vocational School. Coláiste na Sceilge is situated 230 metres north of Valentia Observatory.
Bentee
Peak
Photo: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bentee or Benatee is a hill overlooking the town of Cahersiveen in County Kerry, Ireland.
O’Connell Memorial Church
Church
Photo: Robert Linsdell, CC BY 2.0.
O’Connell Memorial Church is situated 1½ km northeast of Valentia Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caherciveen and Knightstown.
Caherciveen
Photo: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caherciveen is a village on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry in southwest Ireland. It has a population of 1300, but it's on the popular Ring of Kerry tourist circuit and gets very busy in summer.
Knightstown
Village
Photo: Kmcnamee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Knightstown, alternatively called Knight's Town, is a village and the largest settlement on Valentia Island, County Kerry, in Ireland. It lies within the townland of Farranreagh, at the eastern tip of the island. Knightstown is situated 3½ km southwest of Valentia Observatory.
Chapeltown
Village
Photo: Elkringo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapeltown is a village on Valentia Island in the south-west of County Kerry. It is the second major settlement on the Island, the other being Knightstown 4 kilometers away. Chapeltown is situated 7 km southwest of Valentia Observatory.
Valentia Observatory
- Type: Monitoring station
- Category: building
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.93832° or 51° 56′ 18″ northLongitude
-10.24002° or 10° 14′ 24″ westOperator
Met ÉireannOpen location code
9C3FWQQ5+8XOpenStreetMap ID
way 81047205OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=monitoring_station
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Holy Cross Cemetery and Ring of Kerry Hotel.
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